So this was part of my reading this morning and I thought I would share it with all of you...
Here are three of the most difficult words any Christian will ever have to utter: I don't know. Somehow we have developed the notion that being unable to explain God's actions and attributes is a sign of spiritual weakness or immaturity. Job repeatedly took God to task because of the seemingly unreasonable things God was doing in his life. Knowing that God was absolutely just and impartial, Job concluded that God owed him an explanation. But young Elihu reminded Job of another important truth about God: his ways are different from human ways. In the words of the prophet Isaiah, "My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,' says the Lord. 'And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine." (Isaiah 55:8) Just as you must trust the surgeon to do his skillful work even though you do not understand all his techniques, so God is asking you to trust him to accomplish his purpose in your life - even though it may involve "surgery" you will not understand this side of heaven.
Job 37:14-18 - (14) "Pay attention to this, Job. Stop and consider the wonderful miracles of God! (15) Do you know how God controls the storm and causes the lightning to flash from his clouds? (16) Do you understand how he moves the clouds with wonderful perfection and skill? (17) When you are sweltering in your clothes and south wind dies down and everything is still, (18) he makes the skies reflect the heat like a bronze mirror. Can you do that?
Here are three of the most difficult words any Christian will ever have to utter: I don't know. Somehow we have developed the notion that being unable to explain God's actions and attributes is a sign of spiritual weakness or immaturity. Job repeatedly took God to task because of the seemingly unreasonable things God was doing in his life. Knowing that God was absolutely just and impartial, Job concluded that God owed him an explanation. But young Elihu reminded Job of another important truth about God: his ways are different from human ways. In the words of the prophet Isaiah, "My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,' says the Lord. 'And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine." (Isaiah 55:8) Just as you must trust the surgeon to do his skillful work even though you do not understand all his techniques, so God is asking you to trust him to accomplish his purpose in your life - even though it may involve "surgery" you will not understand this side of heaven.
Job 37:14-18 - (14) "Pay attention to this, Job. Stop and consider the wonderful miracles of God! (15) Do you know how God controls the storm and causes the lightning to flash from his clouds? (16) Do you understand how he moves the clouds with wonderful perfection and skill? (17) When you are sweltering in your clothes and south wind dies down and everything is still, (18) he makes the skies reflect the heat like a bronze mirror. Can you do that?
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This is so true, isn't it? I am thankful that God is good ALL the time, even when things happen that we don't like or understand...thanks for sharing this...
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